Cults And New Religious Movements: A Reader

What is a cult? Why do they emerge? Who joins them? And why do tragedies such as Waco and Jonestown occur? This reader brings together the voices of historians, sociologists, and psychologists of religion to address these key questions about new religious movements.

• | Edited By: Lorne L. Dawson
• | Series: Wiley Blackwell Readings in Religion
• | Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• | Publication Date: Apr 28, 2003
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 306 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9781405101813